Hi! My names Lucia and I'm an American student studying in Spain this fall. I'm half Venezuelan and was lucky to be able to live there for two summers–one in kindergarten and one in high school. And now I'm in Barcelona hoping to learn more about the culture and about life in Europe! In the short time I've been abroad, I've already been amazed at how different things are from America in ways I would have never anticipated. I'm looking forward to exploring and meeting new people while I'm here!

我为什么加入 Couchsurfing

I hope that I can do a lot of traveling in my life, and that along the way I meet cool people and experience the place like a local.

I've had so much more fun couchsurfing than being in hostels while traveling! I've had some pretty amazing experiences in new cities with my hosts that I could have never gotten otherwise. I hope that when I have a place of my own I can pay it forward.

音乐、电影和书籍

My favorite book of all time is Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama. Books I've loved lately are Wild by Cheryl Strayed and The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. Currently jumping back and forth between The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz and The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath.

I have seen every episode of Parks and Recreation approximately 1 billion times. I also love Stranger Things, 30 Rock, Bojack Horseman, One Day at a Time, The West Wing, and Jane the Virgin.

I am helpless in the music department, so I would love to hear your music recommendations!

我做过的一件不可思议的事情

Charmed my way out of being arrested by a member Venezuelan national guard wielding an assault rifle who was aggressively questioning my family for trespassing an isolated area of a Venezuelan National Park

教，学，和分享

One thing I've found is that many people outside the USA don't understand why Hillary Clinton got more votes than Donald Trump and still lost the 2016 election. I'm happy to explain our (convoluted) electoral college system!

我游览过的国家

Dominican Republic, El Salvador, France, Netherlands Antilles, United Kingdom

我居住过的国家

Spain, United States, Venezuela